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rynon · 08/04/2007, 04:55 PM

Here's my 2 cents. I also had both problems. I increased flow....a TON. Changed brands of salt mix, added a remote deep sand bed, used a lot of carbon, bought a new skimmer.....that took care of the hair algae. For the aptasia I used Berghia nudibranchs but there is a "trick" to this IMO. You NEED to get them breeding outside of the main tank. I used a 10 gallon with a airstone and heater and used aiptasia covered rocks to feed them. I kept cycling the rocks, and apparently adding tons of eggs to my main tank. I had about 150 aiptasia in a 92 gallon tank........LONG story short they are ALL gone, every single one, for months they've been GONE. I also caught 30 Berghia (I bought 3) and sold them.........SO I MADE MONEY.......in fact someone just wanted to buy more from me.........Berghia WORK if you properly breed them first. BTW my phosphates are 0 as are nitrates after the remote deep sand bed.....it takes months but when they drop they drop fast.

08/04/2007, 04:55 PM	#4
rynon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 686	Here's my 2 cents. I also had both problems. I increased flow....a TON. Changed brands of salt mix, added a remote deep sand bed, used a lot of carbon, bought a new skimmer.....that took care of the hair algae. For the aptasia I used Berghia nudibranchs but there is a "trick" to this IMO. You NEED to get them breeding outside of the main tank. I used a 10 gallon with a airstone and heater and used aiptasia covered rocks to feed them. I kept cycling the rocks, and apparently adding tons of eggs to my main tank. I had about 150 aiptasia in a 92 gallon tank........LONG story short they are ALL gone, every single one, for months they've been GONE. I also caught 30 Berghia (I bought 3) and sold them.........SO I MADE MONEY.......in fact someone just wanted to buy more from me.........Berghia WORK if you properly breed them first. BTW my phosphates are 0 as are nitrates after the remote deep sand bed.....it takes months but when they drop they drop fast.